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 Sirus the Red First Build WIP (Upgrades start page 25!)

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Sirus the Red


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dont forget some light scratches as well ;) best done before the black brown wash ;) 

I actually have scuffed it up a bit with some various grits of sandpaper already, but I'll probably hit it again before I go in with the wash.

A gravel road also works. I heard, and it gives you some randomness. Just dont do it as cars go past.

Funny you mention that, I actually used a gravel road for most of my weathering. I scraped my pieces along the ground at various angles to see where the paint came up, and then we touched the scrapes up with rub n buff as necessary. didn't really get a whole lot of dirtiness in there, though I had certainly hoped for some.

Anyway, I'll probably get my actual blackwash done tomorrow, hopefully I'll get some pics as well. Thanks for the feedback guys!

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Started my blackwashing today, didn't get everything done, but I did manage to hit about half of my armor. It was a bit of a learning process, but it was actually pretty fun and I'm glad I did it, it really looks a lot more like actual damage rather than paint and scrapes:





This one in particular I really like, it really looks like it's been slashed at a lot.






This one has also come out kind of fantastic, it looks like it's been hit with a lot of shrapnel




There's still more to do, and  a lot of places I want to go back and touch up, but I like what's come of it so far. My armor is kind of supposed to be handed down from mentor to student across generations, so I'd imagine it'd be a bit beat up.

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IN my TOTALLY UNBIASED opinion... clean kits are no fun. Weathering just takes it so much further.

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Very nice.

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Weathering looking good!

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Thats some nice weathering vod ;) Top work

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Weathering looking good!

Very nice.

Thats some nice weathering vod ;) Top work

Thanks guys, glad you all like it! I was slightly concerned I had overdone it a bit, haha.

Also, I was browsing through my stuff on Photobucket, and I found this little gem from Megacon of me at the 501st booth shooting up a Clone trooper with an off-brand Nerf gun:


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I've used a machete to weather my helmet too  :rolleyes:

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Nice!  ;D

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More weathering!















All that's left is my helmet! Should hopefully get that done by the weekend!

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Very well done my friend!!! Weathering is top notch!!!

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you Sirus-ly got it going on ner vod! Great job!

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you Sirus-ly got it going on ner vod! Great job!

 :rolleyes:

Thanks for the compliment, not so much for the awful pun, haha.

Anyway, blackwashed the heck out of my helmet tonight. I might go back and grime up a few more corners and such, but I think it looks good as is for the most part!:










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I still think you should replace the cheeks. Them being rounded makes it very obviously a toy.

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I still think you should replace the cheeks. Them being rounded makes it very obviously a toy.

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I really like this kit, Well done on the weathering, Vod! ;D

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I still think you should replace the cheeks. Them being rounded makes it very obviously a toy.

I'm actually not to concerned about the cheeks, at least not for now. It's on my list of eventual upgrades, but it's really not a priority for me, I don't mind the round cheeks.

I really like this kit, Well done on the weathering, Vod! ;D

Glad you like it!

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That weathering really bought everything together nicely :D

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Just stand next to me in pictures...I've got round cheeks, too!   :laugh: Of course my kit will never, ever be finished!  Upgrades until the end of time, LOL!

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That weathering really bought everything together nicely :D

Yeah, it definitely added a lot of eye candy to the kit!

Just stand next to me in pictures...I've got round cheeks, too!   :laugh: Of course my kit will never, ever be finished!  Upgrades until the end of time, LOL!

Round cheeks unite!  :laugh:

And I don't think any costuming project is ever truly 100% finished. Between minor repairs and upgrade ideas, there's always something to do.

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I personally don't see a problem with the rounded cheeks. Gives it a little more softer feeling rather then all the sharp lines of a standard Mando bucket. And kudos Sirus. Up until the cheeks were mentioned and I went and looked at your bucket a little closer I didn't know you were using a J2Pc














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Like, I realize that people who know what to look for *cough cough Mandos  :P* will recognize it as a J2P primarily because of the rounded cheeks, and I do plan on eventually replacing them to be flat, but most people who see it don't really know the difference. Again, I don't mind the cheeks, especially not before I get official, and I'll probably be getting a medium stalker for this kit eventually anyway.

And thanks for the compliment Krie.

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Now let's see that new tinted visor in!

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I'll try to get that in on either Tuesday or Thursday!

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You know how much I love the weathering. Excited to see the helmet with new visor in.

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